Topics: Starter | Bearings | Puzzles

• J Barclay-Devine, Ashton Middle
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• We assumed that visit meant crossing a square but having looked at your solution we can see visit meant landing on a square. Perhaps slightly different wording could be used. My class had come to the conclusion it wasn't possible until we looked at the answer.
• Transum,
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• Thanks Ashton Middle School. We have changed the wording slightly as you suggested.
• Mr Ali, Washwood Heath
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• Year 7, Set 9/10, figured out bottom right hand corner, I think it starts 4km W, and it has less steps than the solution
• ILB, Derbyshire
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• Generally love your starters but not going to try this one as it could confuse lower ability pupils - all the directions have to be reversed to work "back" to the answer. I think the answer given by Transum is the only one where every square is visited as per the rules given; starting elsewhere would mean not stopping at all the locations.
• BCD, London
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• Am going to try it today - can it not be solved by taking a random point and going as far as possible with it. if it doesn't get to F then selesct another "not visited" square. Repeat until all done. Hopefully.
• Mrs. Babb's Fourth Period Class, Woodruff High School, Woodruff, SC
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• We found a way that works! Start at the 1 km W diagonally to the right of the F box. We visited/went through each square and ended at "F".
• Mr Smith, Renfrew High School
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• We worked out that you start on the 1 km East square directly below the finish by starting at the finish and working our way backwards.
• Yandene, Jamaica
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• Very interesting puzzle. Will be using with my final year students. Would love to see more activities on bearings.
• Topaz, Newhaven
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• Interesting activity, but not much good for the whole class as they didn't have it in front of them to try out.
• Alec Year 6, Yarrells School, Poole, UK
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• 1km E is the starting point, we worked backwards from the final square and the class loved it once they got stuck in! What a great puzzle, thank you.
  Yarrells School, Year 6.
• Miss Oak, St Columba's RCPS
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• St Columba's P6/7 managed to complete this puzzle (after quite a few attempts)! .

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